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The dangers of values: Brenton Tarrant, Fraser Anning and the Christchurch shootings : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 18/3/2019

Playing the values game is a dangerous one. What, exactly, are

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Yes, you did, Foxy. You labelled your opponents with several derogatory characteristics, which is a negative prejudgement. THAT is stereotyping. You also labelled people like yourself as having positive characteristics. That is stereotyping too, although positive stereotypes don't register in the brains of lefties as something wrong. That one slips through their cognitive circuits without crunching their mental gears.

And of course I stereotype, Foxy, just like you do. Just like everybody does. Stereotypes are simply generalisations, and people use generalisations all of the time to think. Saying that stereotyping is wrong, is exactly like saying that thinking is wrong. C'mon girl, you have a degree, you should be smart enough to figure that one out for yourself?

FOXY. "Most people that I know have different stances on various issues."

Right. You just made a generalisation about a group of people that you identified with the label, "most people." That is your general opinion about the attitudes of "most people". THAT is your stereotype of "most people's" attitudes. Your stereotype does not need to be absolutely right, just right enough for you to form a concept of how you think "most people's" attitudes really are. Are you getting it now? People form stereotypes to think about groups of people.

Stereotyping "most people" by saying that they have "differing attitudes on most subjects" is essentially true. But political differences are stereotyped by "most people" as either belonging to the left or the right. This is because people with right wing views, generally speaking, tend towards right wing views on most other subjects, while generally speaking, people with left wing views do the same thing. Therefore, the general concept for "left" and "right" is a stereotype that is valid. The stereotype doesn't have to be absolutely correct, just correct enough to form a general concept of what "most people" think a person from the left or the right believes in.

The line in political free speech already exists, and that is "incitement to violence." Everything else is free speech. Moving that legal border is left wing fascist political oppression.
Posted by LEGO, Sunday, 24 March 2019 6:29:53 AM
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LEGO,

I never argue.

I simply explain why I'm right.

http://www.thenation.com/article/christchurch-massacre-australia-racism-white-nationalism-media/

http://theconversation.com/how-believers-in-white-genocide-are-spreading-their-hate-filled-message-in-australia-106605
Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 24 March 2019 10:45:06 AM
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LEGO,

I read your theory on "Left" and "Right" concepts.

Where does the concept of clear rational thought (logic)
fit in your theory?
Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 24 March 2019 3:17:48 PM
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For the murdered fallen in Christchurch http://youtu.be/ijDcHT9Zl8U
Posted by plantagenet, Sunday, 24 March 2019 4:27:09 PM
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The Song of the Murdered Fallen of Christchurch http://youtu.be/ijDcHT9Zl8U

is sung in a made up LANGUAGE called "IDIOGLOSSIA" (an idiosyncratic language) probably sounding most akin to French.
Posted by plantagenet, Sunday, 24 March 2019 4:56:45 PM
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CORRECTION:

Title now changed to "CHRISTCHURCH VICTIMS"

http://youtu.be/ijDcHT9Zl8U
Posted by plantagenet, Sunday, 24 March 2019 5:04:48 PM
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